The Infancy of Jupiter
As part of the Mantua sale, Charles acquired a number of works by the Gonzaga’s court painter Giulio Romano, Raphael’s most talented pupil. Many of these pictures depict scenes from antiquity. This work provides a pagan take on the nativity theme so apparent in this room. It formed a pair with no. 12, Giulio’s Birth of Hercules.
Sale Inventory c.1649-51
WS 314, №253
Giulio Romano
Nymphs, the Birth of Hercules
Walpole Society reference (1972):
Appraisal:
100-0-0
Sold to:
Linchbeck
Sold for:
£114
Sale date:
07/05/1650
Identification certainty:
Identified